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We're counting down to Thursday, when a nice airplane will take us off to Colorado so I can visit friends and family. The original plan was to go out when Dad was there, but he would not commit to a schedule until it was too late. It's been five years since I got to go home, though, and any reason is good enough for me.

Sarah's off school until Tuesday. We were waiting for the plumber to come and put in a new water heater. He called to say he'd be late, so we went out. First we hit Target, and we went to look at watches. Sarah found one she liked -- it has blue highlights, and that's her favorite color just now, and it doesn't have any princess stuff on it or anything like that -- and it was a mere ten dollars, so we bought it. Now she always knows what time it is. We'll see if this helps her stick to any sort of schedules, like when to be home.

We had a family lunch. Cathy joined us at Subway. I had my usual BMT wrap, and since it was a special occasion, I had bacon added. Instead of the smidgen of lettuce I usually let them put on, I asked for spinach instead, plus some onion. I can't believe I haven't been having onion put on there. My recipe has been changed for the better. And of course, I had it in a wrap. I keep thinking they don't have wraps any more, because one place told me they had been discontinued. Lucky for me everybody else still has them.

Subway is on the same strip center as the place I got my glasses, so I stopped by to see if they could do something about the spots that have shown up the lenses -- one on each. Turns out they can't. Apparently the earpieces rub on the lenses when I put them in the case. I have been putting them in the case almost every night in order to protect them. No worry; they'll sell me another pair for $350 or so. That's only $175 a spot.

We came home and Sarah wanted to ride bikes. I wanted to look at the computer for a while first, so she went out to go around the block. I wrapped things up and waited for her to return. Then I got on my bike and went around the block (it's two blocks, actually, but it's what we mean in this house when we say "around the block," which is about a half mile ride). I didn't see her or the scooter she took. She eventually showed up again, having managed to run into a friend from school, so we never rode our bikes to the playground. Now I'm waiting for the plumber to appear, which was going to happen about 45 minutes ago.

Cathy just got home. The weekend has truly begun.

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